Chapter 1171 Fierce Battle
"I'm going out to handle some matters. I'm leaving now."
Chen Yang did not directly answer Qin Yunlan's question, but tore open a spatial rift and entered it.
Looking at the rapidly healing spatial rift, Qin Yunlan couldn't help but huff.
Places that required spatial traversal to reach were bound to be very far away.
After much thought, the only place Chen Yang wanted to go the most now was the Barbarian land.
Although Qin Yunlan wanted to help, she knew that guarding the abandoned spiritual脉 was also a very important task.
As more and more people gathered in the Land of Hope, quite a few had inadvertently entered the abandoned spiritual脉.
In the near future, it was even possible to reach the Combined Core realm. Qin Yunlan had to ensure the safety and secrecy of everyone here.
As Chen Yang entered the chaotic space and headed towards the location previously given by the barbarian leader, the entire Barbarian tribe and Yaodu Mansion had already plunged into an endless sea of war.
Near the spiritual脉 where the fighting between both sides was most intense, the Yaodu Mansion had deployed countless cultivators in the Foundation Establishment realm.
Although no Combined Core realm battles had occurred yet, the humans who had never participated in any battles had already experienced the cruelty of war.
Within a certain honey forest, Hou Qingzhu removed her mask and said to Zhuo Zehan, who was waiting for her, "Found them. Fei Zijin and the others are being held here."
"However, the Yaodu Mansion team guarding here are all at the Foundation Establishment realm."
Arranged by the barbarians, Hou Qingzhu and Fei Zijin's group had quickly joined the battlefield.
However, the war situation was far beyond their imagination.
Although the barbarians were the attacking force this time, they had not recaptured any territory so far.
Despite their strong physiques, the barbarian warriors were useless against the powerful forces of Yaodu Mansion.
Fei Zijin's original mission was to lead everyone in a flanking maneuver to eliminate small groups of Yaodu Mansion's Foundation Establishment cultivators, but unexpectedly, they were crushed during the execution...
Although Hou Qingzhu and the others managed to escape, the price was Fei Zijin's capture by the enemy.
Fortunately, when Hou Qingzhu went to investigate the situation earlier, she discovered that the Yaodu Mansion personnel did not know Fei Zijin's identity and treated him as a barbarian.
Although Fei Zijin was thin, there were bound to be a few people with similar physiques among the Yaodu Mansion forces.
Zhuo Zehan looked at the people around him, his tone somewhat hesitant, "With just us few, can we really do it? Why don't we find some reinforcements?"
"I remember Old Monster Zhang's team is not far from here."
As soon as Zhuo Zehan finished speaking, Hou Qingzhu immediately frowned, "We might not have enough time. These people have already captured quite a few barbarians and are likely to return with their team tomorrow morning."
"If they take them back, with our current strength, it will be very difficult to rescue them. Even if the barbarian Combined Core cultivators are willing to help, it will be extremely difficult!"
Hou Qingzhu's words resonated with everyone.
If Combined Core cultivators were to get involved later, it would be disastrous.
Now that the Combined Core cultivators were not present, the possibility of rescue was quite high!
"Then let's go for it!" Zhuo Zehan had promised to protect Fei Zijin when he came. Now that he had been captured, he would have no explanation to give if he didn't take a stand.
In the darkness of the night, figures flickered through the jungle as several shadowy figures stealthily approached the Yaodu Mansion's military tents.
"We've captured so many barbarians. We should be able to sell them for a good price when we return. Maybe we can even exchange them for breakthrough pills. Then we can also enjoy being a Centurion!"
"Haha, kid, stop daydreaming. Even if you break through now, you'll only be at the seventh level of Foundation Establishment. How many Centurions are at the seventh level of Foundation Establishment now?"
"Exactly. In the last battle against the barbarians, most of the Centurions have broken through to the eighth level, and some have even reached the ninth level. With their military achievements, they could even be a Thousand-Man Commander."
After secretly listening for a moment, Hou Qingzhu transmitted mentally, "Two at the sixth level of Foundation Establishment, three below the fourth level, and five at the first level."
A total of ten Foundation Establishment cultivators.
After fighting for these past few days, Hou Qingzhu had come to understand the Yaodu Mansion's structure.
Below the Combined Core realm, for every ten people, there was a Squad Leader. Ten Squad Leaders were managed by a Centurion, and a Thousand-Man Commander was in charge of ten Centurions.
Generally, if a Squad Leader was at the Foundation Establishment realm, it indicated a not-weak team.
Only the most elite squads would have all their members at the Foundation Establishment realm.
Such teams were usually directly managed by their respective Thousand-Man Commanders. Their mission was not to occupy a certain area, but to infiltrate the enemy's ranks and obtain the latest intelligence and important captives as quickly as possible.
This was very similar to the current mission of Hou Qingzhu and the others.
When Hou Qingzhu relayed this information to the others, many of them frowned.
Not to mention the others, the two cultivators at the sixth level of Foundation Establishment were far beyond what they could handle!
Hou Qingzhu, Zhuo Zehan, and Wu Hanyu had all only entered the Earth Realm not long ago. Although they had received more resources due to Chen Yang, they were only at the third level of Foundation Establishment.
Moreover, the three of them had not seen much combat.
Just then, everyone's gazes fell upon Fang Yuanyuan.
Fang Yuanyuan had entered the Earth Realm much earlier and had reportedly participated in many battles. Naturally, everyone's hope rested on her.
Seeing the looks from the three, Fang Yuanyuan's heart skipped a beat.
The battles she had participated in when she first entered the Earth Realm were less like battles and more like fleeing for her life.
As a result, Fang Yuanyuan's two senior brothers had lost their lives in the Earth Realm.
Later, when she returned to the sect, the old woman in the snow forest passed down her cherished cultivation techniques to her. Fang Yuanyuan's cultivation speed had indeed increased significantly compared to before, but her current realm was the same as the three of them, the third level.
Fang Yuanyuan looked at the three and said in a deep voice, "I will hold off the two at the sixth level of Foundation Establishment. The three of you will quickly kill the others."
"If there's a chance, rescue the barbarians and Fei Zijin first."
Hou Qingzhu's team originally had over a dozen people, but now more than half of the barbarians had been lost, and the remaining people, like Fei Zijin, had been captured by the Yaodu Mansion.
Just as the few of them were making preparations and about to act, a burst of energy suddenly erupted from within the tent.
The entire tent was blown open.
A person roared with laughter, "Hahaha, I never expected it! These barbarians are so easy to fool. A small bait has actually lured so many Foundation Establishment cultivators."
"And there are two women! Brothers, be gentle, otherwise, they won't fetch a good price!"